Mark C. McGlothlen grew up in St. Joseph County and lived in Constantine for 22 years. He currently lives in the Kalamazoo area and for the past several years has been covering the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL for the Journal.

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By Mark McGlothlen

Jan. 15, 2013
9:32 a.m.

Three more K-Wings players have been called up the AHL, which is no surprise considering that the NHL lockout has ended and there is plenty of player movement going on between the NHL, AHL and ECHL. Forward Alexandre Mallet has been reassigned by the Vancouver Canucks to the Chicago Wolves of the AHL while the Wolves have called up forward Alexandre Grenier and defenseman John Negrin. In 17 games with the K-Wings, Mallet has scored five goals and five assists with a plus/minus of zero. Grenier made an immediate impact in his three games with the K-Wings by notching three assists and a plus four. Negrin, who has been with the K-Wings since the season began, has played in 32 games scoring one goal and adding three assist with a plus/minus -9. In other transactions, the K-Wings signed forward Brain Bicek and Jeff Pierce, both former members of the Western Michigan University hockey team. The pair both played for the Missouri Mavericks of the CHL before signing with the K-Wings. The K-Wings also signed defenseman Leland Fidler and forward Jeremy Tucker. Forward Kory Karlander was placed on the IR.

Kibbles and Sticks Night

The K-Wings are hosting a bring your dog to the game night this Wednesday, January 16th as they face-off against the Elmira Jackals at 7:00 pm. For $5 fans can purchase a ticket for their dog and bring them to the game, with the proceeds going to the Animal Rescue Project.

5th Annual McDonalds Golden Ice Game is this Saturday

The 5th Annual Golden Ice Game is this Saturday night as the K-Wings take on the Fort Wayne Komets at 7:30 pm. The K-Wings will be wearing a McDonald’s themed jersey that will be auctioned off following the game with a portion of the proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House of West Michigan.

The game is also a “WIN-WIN” night. If the K-Wings defeat the Komets, all fans in attendance will receive a FREE ticket to the Sunday, January 27th home game versus the Western Conference Bakersfield Condors.